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Camping essentials: Expensive equipment isn't necessary for 'state-of-the-art' experience

The internet can help you identify which campgrounds specialize in amenities (heated floors in bathrooms) vs. access (to good fishing, hiking).

 

US air quality map: Unhealthy air in Seattle, Portland, Southern California amid wildfires, fireworks

Canadian wildfires have casted a hazy smoke over the U.S. for weeks. Now, July 4th fireworks could've temporarily made air quality worse.

 

After proposing to his girlfriend, Iowa man wins nearly $400,000 in the lottery

31-year-old Nick Miller of Bernard, Iowa had successfully proposed to his girlfriend the night before he bought a winning lottery ticket.

 

Belvita recall: Two breakfast sandwich varieties recalled after possible nut contamination

Belvita-maker Mondelez announced the voluntary recall due to the possibility the products may contain undeclared peanuts.

 

'They all ran and it went': Lancaster County building explodes, damages nearly a dozen homes

The blast happened at the Rapho Township Public Works building, but "miraculously no one was injured."

 

Cherriots workers say working for Salem's public transit operator is getting more dangerous

The district that provides buses in Salem and Keizer says they're making changes, but those came too late for some employees.

 

Fewer than 5% of Latino cancer patients try clinical trials. OHSU wants to change that

Right now, fewer than 5% of Latino or Hispanic cancer patients at OHSU enter clinical trials. Their goal is to get that number to at least 10%.

 

Families honor tradition at Independence Day festivities in Monmouth and Independence

Despite the temperature spike, thousands of Oregonians gathered in Monmouth and Independence Tuesday to enjoy the annual Fourth of July festival.

 

Photos show Wisconsin carnival riders stuck upside down for hours

Locals looking to enjoy the Forest County Festival in Wisconsin ended up stuck upside down for hours this weekend when a rollercoaster malfunctioned.

 

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